tw: this chapter depicts physical abuse and strong language and mentions sexual references, read at your own risk and i am not attempting to romanticise this at all!!
this is a insight into their relationship and there will be many more flashbacks/memories to come!!
this chapter is purely a flashback but lmk if you guys prefer flashbacks as a whole chapter or as part of a chapter!!
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Dae came back home at 11pm, which is unusually late for him, as on average he comes on the dot at 9:30pm, as the subway station crowd begins to die down. He's panting as he comes in through the door and I see sweat stains piercing through his shirt. I take his briefcase away to notice purple marks on his neck I didn't give him, his tie messily done, which is weird as he never fails to tie his tie neatly every single morning, and red tinted on his lips.

I set down his briefcase on our coffee table, he then falls onto the sofa, closing his eyes and sighing out loud.

"Did you cheat on me again?" I inquire, causing his eyes to shoot back open and him to get up.

"Of course not, why would I do that? You're just being insecure again." He gets up and puts his hands on my shoulders and gives me a strained smile, a smile so forced it makes me feel sick.

"Your fucking hickeys? Your red lips? Your messy tie?" I scoff, I can't believe he's seriously trying to lie to me right now.

"Sweetheart, it was a mistake, I promise." He softly replies.

"You always fucking say that, when is this ever gonna stop? Are you always gonna be a man whore?"

"Excuse me?" His eyes darken, he then releases his hands off my shoulders and pushes me violently onto the sofa.

"I said when is it gonna stop. When are you gonna stop cheating on me like a dickhead?" I stand up, attempting to be intimidating although he towers over me.

He strikes me across the face, causing me to immediately yelp at this and protect my face with my hands, he then grabs me by my hair, causing me to forcibly look up at him, to which he mercilessly smirks.

"Fucking bitch." He snarls and storms off, dropping a chunk of my hair on the floor as he goes off.

20 minutes later, I'm just sitting normally, pondering about how much I hate this man for beating me, and how I should get my revenge, while fidgeting with the clump of hair he pulled out, he then walks into the living room and sits next to me, putting his arm around me.

"I'm sorry for earlier, it was a misunderstanding. I won't cheat again." He smiles warmly and kisses my forehead, I then lean on his shoulder in silence, but my mood then fades and changes when I realise how he didn't hesitate to slap me and how he pulled out a chunk of my fucking hair.

"You better not fucking cheat again, asshole." I punch him in the nose, causing blood to drip down like a stream from his nose.

"You're a worthless piece of shit, no wonder you cheat, I shouldn't of married you." I scream at him.

"You're messed up in the fucking head and you're talking about me? No matter how much I hit you, scream at you or cheat on you, I know you'll never leave me, you love me too much for your own good." He snaps.

I then charge at him, pressing him down onto the floor with my legs locked around his waist and hit him repeatedly, unfortunately he looks unphased and his smile only grows as he becomes aroused and he begins to do a mocking slow clap which only makes me more enraged and I proceed to hit him harder.

"Hit me as much as you want, Soo-Ho, you know it's true." He then flips me over and kicks me aggressively, causing me to groan in pain, and he walks away casually, as if nothing had happened just now.

I apologise for no proper chapter yet but I hope you guys enjoy the next few chapters they're gonna be soo interesting and please lmk what u guys wanna see!! (Eg more flashbacks, specific things etc!!)